Very strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7, reported by USGS, hit Vanuatu on Friday, March 09, 2012 at 07:09:54 UTC. First reported magnitude was 7,1, later downgraded to 6,7. So far there are no reports on damage. Reported depth is 36.8 km (22.9 miles). The nearest
Dust storms continued on the Arabian Peninsula from late February into early March. This image, acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite on March 3, 2012, shows a dust plume spanning hundreds of kilometers.
Floodwaters covering much of western New South Wales, northern Victoria and northern South Australia are now glaring in the sunshine after a week’s worth of dense cloud and rain.The scope of the flooding is coming to light, particularly from the air, where
In Kamchatka, Russian far east, the Unnamed Volcano (Bezymianny) has been assigned the highest aviation danger code of “red.” The ash and gases that are being spewed from the crater can seriously damage aircraft systems. The volcano is also showing high seismic
Cyclone Irina remains a threat to the KwaZulu-Natal coast with a combination of very rough seas, marine storm surge, as well as gale-force and devastating floods. Many people have had their homes destroyed by the cyclone. About 300 houses had been flooded. South
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Santiago del Eastero region in Argentina today (Mar 5th) at 07:46:09 UTC. The epicenter was located at 47 km (29 miles) WNW of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 112 km (69 miles) ESE of Santiago del Estero, 250 km (155 miles)
A massive tornado outbreak of stunning violence swept through the US midsection on Friday, March 2nd, spawning deadly tornadoes that killed at least 31. Hardest hit were Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The scale of the outbreak was truly exceptional, with a preliminary
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake occured in Aegean Sea in Greece at 03:31:07.0 UTC according to EMSC. The epicenter was located 16 km southwest of Kariaí, 93 km south of Kavála and 119 km southeast from Thessaloníki (40.170°N, 24.045°E) at depth of 1km (0,62
Tropical Cyclone Irina could make landfall on the southeastern coast of Africa in matter of hours with damaging winds and flooding rain. Eastern South Africa, southernmost Mozambique as well as the small nation of Swaziland are in the path of dangerous cyclone. The
Namibian coast was tinted with pale green water in late February 2012. The Namibian Coast has the most intense upwelling of fertile deep-ocean water in the world. Hydrogen sulfide gas is emitted periodically along Namibian coast due ocean currents that carry
